Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh said an indictment against the suspect, Grafton Thomas, 37, will go before a grand jury, although the process will be slowed because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Thomas has been charged with six counts of attempted murder and multiple counts of attempted assault and burglary. He was also charged in January with federal hate crimes, accused of having targeted the rabbi's home because of his religion.

Authorities found handwritten journals including anti-Semitic writings and images at Thomas' home. Relatives and lawyers have described him as mentally ill and have said he was hospitalized multiple times last year.